Did the Black Death reach Iceland?

I recommend The Black Death, 1346-1353, page 146 and following, because it covers the Black Death in Norway and Iceland with sources. In a few words, it seems the Black Death didn’t hit Iceland until the start of the 15th century, and a second time towards the end of it. read more

I have tried searching this on the internet, and found articles saying yes, no(the sailors died before arriving) and also that the plague did not reach Iceland before the 15th century, long after the rest of europe. Hard to know what is right. read more

The Black Death did however not reach Iceland until about 50 years after its outbreak on the mainland. In the year 1402 a ship carrying the plague arrived in Iceland from England, owned and captained by a certain Einar Herjólfsson. read more